Libertas

June 17, 2018

"Libertas" - 40cms

(Liquefied acrylics on canvas)

Libertas, in Latin, means Freedom. As bold as freedom could get, I tried to strengthen my colors. I changed the blending of my usual color palette into a heavier, thicker one, incorporating alcohol into it this time. I also went for more metallic colors: gold, a metallic cyan and another metallic ultramarine, blended along with the peaceful, indispensable white. The unusual density of paint and its movement on my sharp-edged canvas evokes the bittersweet taste of freedom, the feeling of liberation after being trapped in worries and anxiety, the full awareness of being human, our humanity being at once our only limit and our source of power. And while the paint dries on Libertas, here is my wish for you: liberation, freedom, deliverance from anything that sets limits to who you are, who you were and who you are yet to be. The borders and limits that we impose on ourselves set us back from fully enjoying today; little do we know this world is a wide one, this life is a short one, and it gets as beautiful as we choose it to be. Being trapped in worries and overthinking is easy, and art, in every form, has always been my main escape, to help me expand my thoughts outside of my little bubble and understand that as hard as it gets, I live in a huge world, guarded by a loving and caring God."The things you wanted your whole lifeSuddenly lose their lightYou break awayFrom the mundaneTo surf other wavesThis discoveryThat the ocean is vastThat you were strugglingIn just one cupThat you are not onlyWho you areBut beyondIt all catches a deeper meaningYou feel the ocean inside of youIt cannot be containedYou embark on a new journeyOf self awarenessInfinite possibilitiesNot a dropBut the ocean itself."

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About Me

I am Monica, a Lebanese girl with a strong passion for art, in all of its possible forms. I have always loved to create, I have always believed I was created to create. I never liked to put my art under rules that are not my own, I believe art should not be defined or put under conditions and limits. My passion for art started since a young age, always looking for a pencil and a paper to express myself; and that is how I watched my art grow, jumping from style to style, from medium to medium until I believed I found myself in my creations. Painting is such a liberating experience to me, it has become an essential part of my life. I find peace in the crazy flow of colors, and in the endless hours spent in a different world, mixing and messing with paint to express thoughts and emotions. And I hope that you too, will find peace in my art, and it will touch you deep within.